Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-03
MISS CROCKER's TR0UssEAU.
Some Wedding Garments of a Fifty Mil
lion Dollar Bride.
New York World


If troussesu of almost fabulous rich |
ness, wedding presents to compute tie |
value of which requires several noughts !
added to the first figure, and fiauce who |
is perfectly devoted, will make happy |
bride, that blissiul being is found in the
person OF Miss Harriet Y. Croker, who |
married Mr.. Charles B. Alexander of this |
city Tuesday, at noon, in Grace church, J
San Francisco. The bride is of medium /
height, rather slender but well formed,
light hair of peculiar fine texture, and q
face piquaut and winning rather than
handsome. Her eyes are large and ex-
pressive, dark blue in color. She Is be- |
tween twenty-six and twenty seven years |
of age. Her father is, as every one knows, |
Mr.. Charles Croker, the $4,000, 900 |
railroad msgnate, broker and mer- |
chant. Mrs. Croker, 1t is said, has !
brought up her daughter in very sensi- |
BILE manner, AID that young lady can not |
only command in her own household, but
can, if necessary, descend to the regions
over which the chef reigDs and give prac-
teal illustrations of his mystic art. She
is very charitable, too, and both she and
her mother largely support several char
liable institutions. The kindergarten
school is the best known of these, and
numbers nearly 800 pupils.
But the feminine eyes which scan the
column are skipping all this and searching
for the trOusseau. 1t was furnished by
White, Howard & Co. and in elegance of
design and richness of material surpasses
anything seen in New York for years.
The wedding dress is of heavy white
satin with long court train bordered
with founces of fine point de Venice
lace, under which peeps out light
feathery fringe of silver. at inter-
walls these fcunces are draped with
graceful trailing vines of orange
| blossoms. The front is covered
with founces Of the same lace arrangedin
an artistic manner, and each one beaded
with broad bands of silver and crystal
| passementerie. From beneath the fOunces
CLEAN the same light fringe of silver cor
responding with that on the train. At the
sides are jabots of lace, festOoned with
| trailing vines and clusters of orange bios
SONS. The cOrsage is cut open, display
/ ing masses of rich lace and a garland of
orange blossoms extends from the right
shoulder diagonally to the waist. A pc
culiarly pretty and quaint effect is pro-
duced by slight putting on the hips.
cancels hair of a soft and neutral shade.
The skirt is made with broad, lengthWise
pleits, quantity embroidered and caught
with silver gslloon. The bodice is in
Louis XVI. style, with silver vest and
broad collar and cuffs. To match this is
graceful msntiIIa, with Capuchin hood
at the back and long scarf ends in front
knOtted st the waist.
Another costume we'll worthy of de-
scription is Of two shades of mauve.
The side panels are of delicate gauze,
embroidered in silver. The bottom of
the petticoat Is cut in Vandykes, edged
with a light trScery of silver embroidery.
Beneath this is soft plating of tulle-
The front is a mass of silver and crystal
embroidery. The sleeves are decidedly
novel, consisting of puffs of embroidered
gauZe attached to the shoulder i'll such q
manner that the whole looks like sn i'm
mense butterfly.
Another, a visiting costume, is of two
shades of gray, the petticOat made Of
steel-gray bangal ne, with q narrow stripe
of pearl satin. This is arranged in broad
plaits slopng toward the front and
brought up high on the hips. The back is
draped full and plain. The jacket is Of
Louis XVI. style, of plain steel-gray ban
gaIine, with full vest of pearl-gray satin
caught in st the waist with a broad sash
of black crepe de chine, which fastens on
one side, terminating in fringed ends.
The collar and cuffs are Ia mosquetaire,
with large, fnely-cut steel buttons.
Still another visiting costume has
fringe of heavy white silk extending from
the waist to the bottom of the skirt of
faiIle Francois e. The pOlonaise waist is
arranged in fine plaits which extend to g
network of heavy white silk cord. The
revers are adorned with beautifully cut
let buttons. The black draperies are
very effective. A charming black and
white bonnet corresponds with this cos
tune; also parasol of heavy white silk
covered with fine embroidered black lace
with an edge of the same. The handle is
a masterpiece of carved ebony, inlaid
! with silver.
Another feature Of the trousseau is the
tea gowns. The model for one of these
| is seen on Greek statue in Paris.
The material is white India gauZe with
small train. Mechlin lace falls in cas-
cades from the throat to the feet.
The angel sleeves are so voluminous
that tnev touch the floor. and are
| fastened with tiny bows of white MORE,
which only partially conceal the
arm. A classical drappery is thrown
over the figure, rendering the illusion
complete. Space forbids mentioning the
msny others. There were nearly twenty
| four in all. The helf-mourning character
is fully preserved throughout, as the Or
ders were completely changed after the
death of the brides sister-in-laW.
A DEFAULTER.